St. Charles Lifestyle
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Cheap stuff: Guitars of Spain, farm frolic, Chicago art exhibitionSep 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Free Memories on canvas Algonquin artist Anne Marie Cina exhibits 12 paintings, accompanied by narrative, about her life in the 1950s and '60s in the...
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Best bets: Brad Garrett, Bill Cosby, Lee DeWyzeSep 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Idol homecoming II The homecoming concert celebrations continue for Mount Prospect native and 2010 "American Idol" winner Lee DeWyze. If you missed DeWyze as part...
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Toom Toom Thai gives diners a world of choicesSep 20, 2010 11:00 pm - I've had some mixed experiences with Thai restaurants in the past few years. Thanks to a recent visit to Toom Toom Thai in Elgin, though, I've finally found one that hit...
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Local film fests offer features and shorts from across the globeSep 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Fall has arrived and you know what that means, right? Film festivals! As sure as the leaves turn red, pumpkins pop up and cooler weather invades the Midwest, movie festi...
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'Fairways' has more than its share of bogeysSep 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Steel Beam Theatre has a good reason for taking another swing at "Fairways," the golf-inspired musical that premiered there in 2006 and is being remounted by the St. Cha...
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Noble Fool's 'Red Herring' reels in the laughsSep 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Audiences who find themselves in a continual state of laughing bliss during Noble Fool Theatricals' "Red Herring" probably won't care about a couple of discernible fault...
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Artist shares history with her authentic, hand-painted tavern signsSep 10, 2010 11:00 pm - You don't have to have colonial and early American furniture and accessories throughout your home to appreciate the tavern signs painted by Mary Heneghan, but a love of ...
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Steel Beam's 'Fairways' tees up a love storySep 08, 2010 11:00 pm - There are musicals about baseball ("Damn Yankees"), gambling ("Guys and Dolls") and even chess ("Chess"). But "Fairways," opening Friday at Steel Beam Theatre in St. Cha...
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Thornton Wilder's 'Our Town' a short hike awaySep 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Theatre-Hikes continues its season at Lisle's Morton Arboretum with "Our Town," Thornton Wilder's homage to small-town America and the power of love and community. Adam ...
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Best bets: Lingerie football, David Brenner, improv marathonSep 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Bliss blitz? During the first full season of the Lingerie Football League, the Chicago Bliss went undefeated before losing the championship to the Los Angeles Tem...